in vitro

idiomPart ofvitro

in vitro — idiom

1. Taking place in a test tube, culture dish, or other laboratory container rather

1.idiom
Definition

Taking place in a test tube, culture dish, or other laboratory container rather than inside a living organism. The phrase is most common in biology and medicine.

Example

In vitro experiments allow scientists to control variables more precisely than in vivo studies.

The team compared in vitro and in vivo results to check whether the lab data matched real-life outcomes.